weep
31weep — [OE] Weep goes back to prehistoric Germanic *wōpjan, which probably originated in imitation of the sound of wailing or lamentation. Most of its Germanic relatives have long since died out, but Icelandic still has ǽpa ‘cry out, scream’ …
32weep — Uē; uwē helu (and wail in mourning); makena (lamentation); loku. See sayings, māmane. The heavens weep, the land lives, uwē ka lani, ola ka honua. In poetry, rails and tears symbolize weeping …
33weep — [OE] Weep goes back to prehistoric Germanic *wōpjan, which probably originated in imitation of the sound of wailing or lamentation. Most of its Germanic relatives have long since died out, but Icelandic still has ǽpa ‘cry out, scream’ …
34weep — v. & n. v. (past and past part. wept) 1 intr. shed tears. 2 a tr. & (foll. by for) intr. shed tears for; bewail, lament over. b tr. utter or express with tears ( Don t go, he wept; wept her thanks). 3 a intr. be covered with or send forth drops.… …
35weep´i|ness — weep|y «WEE pee», adjective, weep|i|er, weep|i|est, noun, plural weep|ies. –adj. 1. Informal. inclined to weep; tearful: »the bold …
36Weep hole — Weep holes or weeper holes are small openings left in the outer walls of masonry construction as an outlet for water inside a building to move outside the wall and evaporate. The term was coined by archaeologist C. Leonard Woolley after finding… …
37weep´ing|ly — weep|ing «WEE pihng», adjective. 1. that weeps. 2. having thin branches that arch over and hang down drooping: »a weeping shrub. 3. dripping; rainy: »weeping skies. –weep´ing|ly, adverb …
38weep|ing — «WEE pihng», adjective. 1. that weeps. 2. having thin branches that arch over and hang down drooping: »a weeping shrub. 3. dripping; rainy: »weeping skies. –weep´ing|ly, adverb …
39weep over — index deplore, regret, repent Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
40WEEP (defunct) — Infobox Radio station name = WEEP city = Virginia, Minnesota area = branding = slogan = airdate = 1936 frequency = 1400 kHz format = Silent power = 1,000 watts (unlimited) class = C facility id = 70307 coordinates = coord|47|30|33|N|92|32|31|W… …
